The Boiling Pot Lookout in Noosa National Park on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast offers excellent views towards Noosa North Shore – plus a good chance of seeing whales and dolphins.
What is the Boiling Pot Lookout?
The Boiling Pot Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in the Noosa Heads section of the Noosa National Park in Queensland. This Sunshine Coast lookout gets its name from the hole in the granite rock below, where waves roll up and bubble up as if in a cauldron.
5 great experiences in Noosa to book now
- 🏄 Learn to surf with a beginners’ surfing lesson.
- 🌿 See plenty of wildlife on a cruise along the Noosa Everglades.
- 🐬 Kayak with dolphins as part of an epic beach drive adventure.
- 🏝️ Take a one-day 4WD tour to K’gari (Fraser Island).
- 🐋 Observe migrating humpbacks on a Noosa whale-watching cruise.
Where is the Boiling Pot Lookout?
The Boiling Pot Lookout is at the western head of Tea Tree Bay within the Noosa National Park. This Noosa lookout is generally the first stop on the coastal walk through the national park.
The walk from the Noosa National Park to the Boiling Pot Lookout is about 0.4km long. You can add another 1.7km if coming from Hastings Street via Little Cove.
What can I see from the Boiling Point Lookout?
The Boiling Point Lookout is the first point along the coastal track where you get properly impressive views of Teewah Beach on Noosa North Shore.
There’s also a very good chance of seeing dolphins in the water below. And, during the winter months, perhaps the odd whale.
Noosa National Park coastal walk
The Noosa National Park coastal walk is 5.4km long, finishing at Sunshine Beach via Granite Bay. Other good lookouts before reaching the long walk along Alexandria Beach include Dolphin Point and Hells Gates.
Keep an eye out for the Noosa National Park koalas on the way round.
On the may back, you may opt to cut through Sunshine Beach and head up to the Laguna Lookout above Noosa Heads.
What else to try in Noosa
There is plenty to do in Noosa. But excellent choices include a Noosa Everglades cruise, water sports such as surf lessons and kayaking in search of stingrays.
More Queensland travel
Other Queensland travel articles on Planet Whitley include:
- Combining the most scenic spots in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland – Mapleton Falls, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Gerrards Lookout and McCarthy’s Lookout.
- Should you visit Eumundi Markets on Wednesday or Saturday?
- Will I encounter crocodiles in Rainbow Beach?
- How to get to the Carlo Sand Blow in Rainbow Beach.
- How did Rainbow Beach get its name?
